Delish Fish in Scotland Regular Lavender and Lovage readers will know that I love fish and seafood, and especially when it is from my favourite on-line fishmonger, Delish Fish; it’s been a while since I’ve featured fish as an ingredient, and also John’s fish from Delish Fish too, so, in today’s post “Don’t wait for Fishy…

For British Sandwich Week with The Caravan Trail I love a good sarnie (sandwich) and when well made with quality ingredients and home-made bread, a sandwich can rival any sit-down main meal, hands down. I’ve shared many a great sandwich recipe on Lavender and Lovage, from the ubiquitous Egg and Cress sandwich beloved of British afternoon…

A Secret Recipe Bread, the staff of life, our daily bread and something that has become the “big bad wolf” lately on most modern diets – bread which is part of the carbohydrate group, has become the “No No” food group for lots of faddy diets, and of course, understandably, for people who have gluten intolerance….

The Summer Spice Club: Sticky Pulled Chicken Sliders Well summer is almost officially here, not so much based on the date, but on the fact that my husband has dragged the barbecue out of its winter hidey hole and is practising like an ancient “Fire God” on his charring skills. Not a day goes by when…

Great Sandwiches of the World: The Reuben Sandwich Reuben sandwich The Reuben sandwich is a hot sandwich composed of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread. Several variants exist. Welcome to a new Lavender and Lovage recipe collection series, “Great Sandwiches of the World”. Every couple of weeks I…

A Northumberland Cottage Kitchen Recipe: Stotty Cake (Stottie Cake) A rather plain and flat looking disc of bread, and yet to many people in the North East of England the Stotty Bread is an important and potent symbol of their identity and region. It’s basically made from ordinary white bread dough, but due to the…

A Secret Breakfast Recipe: Baked Ham and Swiss Cheese Sliders Slider (sandwich) A slider is a small sandwich, typically around 3 in (7.6 cm) across, served in a bun. The term primarily refers to small hamburgers, but can also cover any small sandwich served on a slider roll. The term, when used in reference to…

“Smorgastarta” (Swedish Savoury Sandwich Gateau) for National Sandwich Day November seems a funny time of the year to be celebrating National Sandwich Day, but as an avid sandwich lover I am keen to participate in this day of crusty bread and enticing fillings! We, in the UK, have already marked British Sandwich Week in May,…

Blue & White Owls, Penzance and Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps (5:2 Diet) It’s been a while since I shared a new 5:2 diet recipe, and to be honest, I have fallen off the 5:2 diet wagon a wee bit over the last few months as I have been away so much; but, I have only…

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